Thirty Meter Telescope will extend the timeout for construction on Mauna Kea

Hilo, Hawai‘i — Saturday (April 11), Governor David Ige announced, while in Hilo, that the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) team has informed him it will postpone construction until Monday, April 20, 2015.

“I thank TMT for its willingness to be respectful and sensitive to all of Hawai‘i – its special people, its sense of place and its unique host culture,” said Governor Ige.